Media credits

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Photos

  • Home hero: Gertie, drawn by hand in 1914: Winsor McCay, Public domain
  • Optical Toys Before Film: A praxinoscope in action: Gerarus, CC BY 4.0
  • Optical Toys Before Film: Phenakistiscope disc, about 1835: Unknown artistUnknown artist, Public domain
  • Optical Toys Before Film: Reynaud's 1892 show poster: Jules Chéret, CC0
  • Fantasmagorie and Émile Cohl: A frame from Fantasmagorie, 1908: Breve Storia del Cinema, Public domain
  • Fantasmagorie and Émile Cohl: Émile Cohl: Unknown author, Public domain
  • Fantasmagorie and Émile Cohl: Blackton's 1906 chalk-line style: J. Stuart Blackton, Public domain
  • Gertie the Dinosaur: Original drawing, 1914: Winsor McCay, Public domain
  • Gertie the Dinosaur: McCay and Gertie on paper: Winsor McCay, Public domain
  • Gertie the Dinosaur: Winsor McCay in 1926: Herald Tribune Office, 1926, Public domain
  • Cel Animation: Painting a cel by hand: Janke | Talk, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Cel Animation: A 1937 multiplane camera: HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0
  • Cel Animation: An animation filming stand: Asanagi, CC0
  • The 12 Principles of Animation: A real bouncing ball, frame by frame: MichaelMaggs Edit by Richard Bartz, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • The 12 Principles of Animation: Two frames, two poses: Winsor McCay, Public domain
  • Stop-Motion Animation: A puppet studio in 1955: Unicumcafe, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Stop-Motion Animation: Ladislas Starevich: Unknown author, Public domain
  • Stop-Motion Animation: Clay animation in 1917: Helena Smith-Dayton, Public domain
  • The Rise of CGI: The real Utah teapot: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The Rise of CGI: Teapots rendered by computer: Morn, CC0
  • A Short History of Anime: Kitayama's 1917 film: 北山清太郎, Public domain
  • A Short History of Anime: Seitaro Kitayama: Unknown, Public domain
  • Saturday Morning Cartoons: The former Hanna-Barbera building: Minnaert, Public domain
  • Saturday Morning Cartoons: A 1960s family TV: Moheen Reeyad, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • How a Cartoon Episode Is Made: A storyboard page: Iván López Fuente, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • How a Cartoon Episode Is Made: Recording voices: Vincent Diamante, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • How a Cartoon Episode Is Made: An animator's field guide: Popolon, CC BY-SA 4.0

Video

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